Non-Fiction

Introduced and annotated by the novelist John Fowles. An historical collection of photographs of shipwrecks around the Isles of Scilly taken by four generations of the local Gibson family from the 1860's onwards.

An authoritative guide to the 1959 revision of the International Yacht Racing Rules.

An authoritative guide to yacht racing, revised following the adoption of the 1950 I.Y.R.U. rules.

The true story of how three airmen of the US Navy survived in a raft for 34 days after their scout bomber crashed in to the Pacific.

A survey of the dockyards of England, France, Germany and Italy commissioned by the U.S. Navy for the purposes of observing contemporary improvements in naval architecture.

An illustrated history of shipbuilding, from the earliest dugout canoes to the warships of WWII.

A lavishly illustrated and detailed history published to mark the 500 year anniversary of Trinity House.

A lengthy Illustrated history of sailing ships, from ancient Egypt to the most modern racing yachts at the time of publication.

A handbook on many practical sailors arts, from bends and hitches to decorative ropework, canvaswork and advice on  emergency repairs.

A detailed history of the Turnbull shipping business, published for their centenary.

A history, based on the unique experiences of individual seamen, of the role of the Merchants' Service during WWI.

A practical textbook designed both for senior senior school and professional bankers examinations. 

A photographic history tracing the origins of Vosper Thorneycroft on the Thames at Chiswick in the 1860's to present day Portsmouth.

"The beauty and mystery of the ships and the magic of the sea." An illustrated history of  British sailing craft.

An economic and social history of the fishing industry and the communities it supported.

A history of the ocean going salvage tug the Foundation Franklin and her hundreds of rescue missions along the eastern coasts of Canada, including throughout WWII.

An illustrated history of the vast fleets of sailing trawlers that once fished the North Sea and English Channel, and the men who worked on them.

A comprehensive history of steamships in the Pacific Ocean and their particular challenges operating in remote locations far from the assistance of a dockyard.